Chapter 3 Black Mountain Cave (Part 3) Swords have no eyes, the girl hides behind me…
Suddenly, a chorus of laughter rang in her ears, and several black tails circled around her, staring greedily at her.
"Cave Master, quickly eat her! This woman's blood smells wonderful, and her soul is full of nourishment; she must be incredibly nutritious!"
"I heard that some of the humans captured by Lord Nighthawk are from the Wushan tribe. I wonder if she is one of them?"
“Using the spiritual flesh of the Wushan tribe to heal is the best option. If her power is from the purest lineage, then your face, which was burned by the Li Huo, should also be able to recover.”
“Fool, even among the Wushan tribe, there are many who lack the power of repair. This woman looks stupid; she doesn’t seem to have any spiritual power at all.”
The Wushan tribe and the power of repair—these elements are damnably familiar.
While she was in a daze, several more foxes climbed up onto her, raising their large heads to stare at her and sniffing her scent. Shi Xianxue's limbs stiffened, and the strong, pungent smell of foxes filled her nostrils, making her feel nauseous. She looked around to find a place to vomit, and when she turned her head, she met those dark red pupils.
The liquid on the wall emitted a fluorescent green light. The nine-tailed fox's face looked as if it had been dissolved by a highly corrosive liquid. Its entire face was loose, wrinkled, and hung down, covering its left eye. Its entire fox face was thin and long, as pale as a ghost, with blood-red lips like sickles. Its few blood-red tails were fluffy and spread out behind it. When Shi Xianxue turned her head, it opened its blood-red maw at her.
The exposed fangs were stained with bits of bloody flesh connected to the veins.
Shi Xianxue's soul left her body for three seconds, then her eyes rolled back and she lunged forward.
The little monsters screamed and scattered in all directions. A few of the less clever and slower ones were pinned down and struggled, crying out for help from the king.
Nine-Tails thought her dizziness was fake. His dark red pupils darted around as if he was plotting something wicked. Suddenly, he raised his claw and placed it on her arm, revealing black nails as sharp as scythes. He slowly tore through the fabric along her shoulder, piercing her delicate, snow-white skin. In an instant, blood gushed out. The woman on the ground was as if she were dead, completely unresponsive.
Even the scenario he had anticipated did not occur.
She seems to be just an ordinary woman.
The nine-tailed creature relaxed in the air, posing in several ways, before scattering its tails like petals to wrap around her body and devour her soul.
When the tail touched the human body, the woman's arm suddenly twitched slightly. The nine-tailed fox glanced at it but didn't pay attention, assuming that she was in so much pain that she couldn't keep up the act. Besides, ordinary humans couldn't hurt him, and he wasn't afraid that the woman would suddenly jump up and bite him.
As he spread his tail, trying to cover Shi Xianxue's face, a golden light flashed, followed by excruciating pain. He pulled back in pain and discovered that his once thick and sturdy tail was now only connected to a very thin layer of flesh in the middle. With a slight movement, it was severed in half.
In an instant, the three tails turned into two and a half tails, which made the already impoverished family even worse off.
Nine-Tailed Fox was in so much pain that its fur stood on end, and the entire fox went into a frenzy. Its blood-red tail swelled up to several times its original size and slammed into the rock wall with the force of a stone pillar. The entire Black Mountain Cave was shaken by the impact, and the little monster ran away with its head in its hands. Taking advantage of the chaos, Shi Xianxue took off running. She was petite and agile, dodging the falling rocks above her head. She quickly disappeared into a narrow cave.
Although he was born into the Jiuli Pure Fox Clan, his bloodline was not very pure, making cultivation much more difficult than for his clansmen. After obtaining the Nine-Tailed Fox with the help of a benefactor, the chaos between gods and demons began. He was forced to serve in the army, but without killing a single person, one of his tails was severed and he was thrown at the foot of Mount No Return. When he escaped the seal, several of his tails were severed by the Sun and Moon Guiding and the Mountain-Protecting Fire. He was rescued when he was on the verge of death and taught a secret technique. Now his power has recovered slightly, but even though this golden feather contains his blood essence, how could an ordinary human possibly harm him?
He was furious, his anger burning away his reason. Ignoring the corpse monster's attempts to stop him, he roared and chased after it.
Shi Xianxue squeezed through any opening she could find, the roar of the nine-tailed fox following her like a shadow. She dared not relax for a moment, trying her best to concentrate on listening for any cave with wind. After several close calls, she heard birdsong falling into the mountain stream, so she turned in based on her intuition. The sudden light that appeared in her field of vision further confirmed her idea.
It's an export!
Shi Xianxue was overjoyed and ran toward the light without hesitation.
However, as she ran closer, the joyful expression on her face vanished, her feet seemed to be nailed to the spot, and a look of terror appeared on her face.
The nine-tailed fox, who had been chasing after them, was very familiar with the cave. It let out a hoarse, eerie laugh: "Go ahead and run, why don't you keep running?"
"Originally, I only wanted to absorb your soul and leave you with a whole corpse, but now, I will eat your flesh and sleep on your skin to vent my hatred for losing my tail." He manipulated his tail to attack Shi Xianxue forcefully. Just as it was about to pierce Shi Xianxue's heart, the person in front of him quickly covered his head and squatted down. The silvery-white light missed its target and was too late to retract it. It then became entangled with the long tail in the air.
After the silver butterfly shattered, it dispersed into even more, capable of transforming into various weapon forms, and even specifically poking at the wounds of the Nine-Tailed Fox.
Nine-Tailed Fox went into a frenzied state, unleashing its full power. Its long red tail swept wildly inside the cave, and Shi Xianxue was caught off guard and struck in the shoulder, instantly being lifted into the air and pushed towards the cave entrance.
A cold wind blew into his ears, and suddenly a clear, cold moon was reflected in Shi Xianxue's pupils. The system whispered, "It's a cliff!"
This is not the exit at all; it is clearly a cliff halfway up the mountain.
Her body shattered layers of floating clouds, birds flew slowly past her ears, and the scene before her suddenly slowed down.
Before she sank into a bloody pulp, Shi Xianxue was the first to stumble into a cold embrace. The person was dressed in black with black hair, and his long, slender fingers gripped her shoulders tightly with a strangling force. A gloomy, dark fragrance mingled with the cold wind and poured into her body.
Shi Xianxue could tell who was approaching without turning around, not because she had extraordinary senses, but because—
That damned Wu Xiutang, he's holding onto his own injured left arm!
In this world, who could be so heartless and inhumane as to deliberately provoke and torment someone's wounds?
That must be that neurotic, vengeful little villain.
Shi Xianxue's face contorted in pain, and she instinctively struggled.
The pressure on his shoulder suddenly increased by three points, and a threatening voice pressed down fiercely like dark clouds overhead.
"Move again, and you'll fall to your death."
The sounds of weapons clashing echoed from inside the cave, and multiple spiritual waves mixed with sword energy poured out, illuminating the entire cave entrance as if it were daytime.
Shi Xianxue knew that the main characters had arrived.
Although it's unclear what happened between them, it's obvious that the minor villain has already formed a cooperation with them. He's been keeping the Nine-Tailed Fox occupied while simultaneously rescuing her as a hostage. Wu Xiutang didn't choose to kill her, possibly because he wanted to prove his strength to the main characters. Another possibility is that he couldn't let her die so easily and wanted to torture her to the point of wishing for death.
Their hair danced and tangled in the air. Wu Xiutang pulled her towards the cave entrance, his fingertips digging into her wound so hard that the blood gushed out even more merrily. He looked down at her contorted expression of pain, a smirk playing on his lips, and asked knowingly, "Does it hurt?"
nonsense!
If it doesn't hurt, he'll give it a try.
If you're a real man, let her stab him in the ribs twice more.
That damned psychopath!
But she didn't dare. She could only weakly ask with pitiful eyes, "If I say it hurts, will you let me go?"
As the two landed, the sounds of fighting inside the cave became even clearer.
"You know it hurts—" Warm blood seeped from between her fingers, forming a bloodline that flowed down the clean skin of the back of her hand and was about to soak into her sleeve when he suddenly stopped talking, as if he had seen something dirty. He quickly withdrew his hand and rubbed two fingers together on her clothes in disgust.
Shi Xianxue was in so much pain that her eyes rolled back.
You scoundrel!!
How could someone as awful as him manage to win over the female lead? She'd be doing a handstand while washing her hair.
Just then, a young disciple was swept away by the nine-tailed fox's tail and flew out, landing right at their feet. Their eyes met, and the person beside them suddenly fell silent.
When the villains are quiet, they're definitely up to no good.
However, Wu Xiutang's expression was even better controlled than she had expected, and she even kindly helped the injured Qingyun Sect disciple.
The young man was dressed in black with his hair tied up high. His snow-white forehead was trimmed with wispy bangs. His peach blossom eyes were strikingly bright. He was full of energy and there was not a trace of gloom and bloodlust in his eyes. His brows also revealed a hint of youthful innocence. He was completely different from the brutal person who had just killed indiscriminately with his sword.
When Shi Xianxue looked at him, he even gently reminded her, "Swords have no eyes, young lady, stay behind me."
Shi Xianxue's expression was somewhat terrified.
The art style was so disjointed, the character designs so bizarre, and the personalities so changeable that Shi Xianxue was greatly shocked.
Inside the cave, the Nine-Tailed Fox was locked in combat with the people from the Azure Cloud Sect. The two men and women in blue robes who were leading the fight appeared to be more powerful. They were full of spiritual energy, and their sword energy was like a rainbow. The two of them used their swords in perfect coordination, which made the Nine-Tailed Fox, who had lost her mind, retreat step by step.
Under the full moon, with several horrific bloody holes pierced through his body, the demonic energy on Nine-Tailed Fox dissipated, but his mind became increasingly clear. He breathed heavily, his dark gaze sweeping erratically before suddenly stopping in a certain direction. The severed tail was in excruciating pain, and his expression became strange.
He is a nine-tailed demon fox. Even though his demonic power is now less than 30%, it is impossible for the Wushan tribe to cut off his tail without using any magical artifacts, unless... this woman has divine power within her body and uses the demonic blood on the golden feather as a catalyst to cripple his cultivation. In that case, this woman is very likely the one he is looking for.
He needs to hurry and report to that person.
While pondering, Nine-Tailed Fox made a summoning spell, and countless small black-headed monsters swiftly emerged from the shadows. They had no thoughts, only obeyed the summoning command, and bit anyone they saw without warning. Someone split open their heads, and green liquid spurted out, splashing onto the exposed skin and making a sound like sulfuric acid corroding flesh. The cultivators screamed in pain and swung their swords wildly.
There are so many small monsters that they can't be killed off. Moreover, he feeds them with the blood of the nine-tailed fox, so even if he consumes their spiritual power, he can wear them down to death here.
"The Corpse Beast's body is full of venom. If you get your hands on its venom, you'll die within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea." Nine-Tailed Fox sneered. "Let them play with you. I won't keep up."
Sure enough, that pool of foul-smelling liquid was no good. Shi Xianxue touched her face in fear, then silently shrank back and hid tightly behind Wu Xiutang to bandage her wound.
As everyone watched helplessly as the Nine-Tailed Fox transformed into black smoke and fled, they made a move to give chase, but hordes of Corpse Monsters blocked their path and launched an attack on them.
Song Qingshu's expression was solemn.
They underestimated their enemy and by the time they realized what was happening, they were already at a disadvantage. Now, it would be impossible to get them out unscathed.
After a moment of contemplation, he made a decision: "Senior brother, you take the junior brothers and leave first, I will cover the rear."
The slender, crane-like man in a blue robe swung his sword and cut off the tail of the Corpse Demon. Turning around, he appeared as a handsome and refined young master. He tightly protected his injured junior brothers behind him and drew a blue wave-patterned barrier with his sword to block the Corpse Demon's attack.
"We'll go together, I'll never abandon you."
The corpse monsters surrounded them, and the camaraderie among the disciples inside the cave, where they pushed and shoved each other and sacrificed themselves for one another, was deeply moving.
Shi Xianxue turned her head and shed two crocodile tears: "So touching, I'm tearing up."
"Then let's go a little further away."
Getting affected by the venom wouldn't be good.
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